This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show the voice typing mic button on the touch keyboard for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 11 includes a touch keyboard you can click/tap on to enter text. This can be handy if you have a PC with a touchscreen without a physical keyboard.
You can turn on or off to show the voice typing mic button key on the touch keyboard.
Reference:
Use voice typing to talk instead of type on your PC - Microsoft Support
Use dictation to convert spoken words into text anywhere on your PC with Windows.
support.microsoft.com
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off Show Voice Typing Mic Button on Touch Keyboard in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off Show Voice Typing Mic Button on Touch Keyboard using REG file
EXAMPLE: Touch Keyboard with and without showing voice typing mic button
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Time & language on the left side, and click/tap on Typing on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Touch keyboard to expand it open. (see screenshot below step 4)
4 Check (on - default) or uncheck (off) Show the voice typing mic button for what you want. (see screenshot below)
5 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.
2 Turn On Show Voice Typing Mic Button on Touch Keyboard
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_ON_show_voice_typing_mic_button_on_touch_keyboard.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Input\Settings]
"IsVoiceTypingKeyEnabled"=dword:00000001
3 Turn Off Show Voice Typing Mic Button on Touch Keyboard
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_OFF_show_voice_typing_mic_button_on_touch_keyboard.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Input\Settings]
"IsVoiceTypingKeyEnabled"=dword:00000000
4 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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